Patient Care Tech NICU Unit

Trinity Health; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily pay

Full benefits from day one

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Trinity Health in Ann Arbor is seeking a Patient Care Tech (PCT) to support NICU patients under RN supervision. The role emphasizes age-appropriate, family-centered care and maintaining a clean, safe environment for patients and families.

Responsibilities include assisting with ADLs, specimen collection, and accurate documentation, with shifts 7am–7pm and 7pm–7am; benefits begin Day One and the opportunity to grow within a large health system.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum one year of direct care experience or completion of CENA, PCT, MA, or EMT.
• Student nurses must have completed their nursing fundamentals in a BSN program.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with ADLs including bathing, toileting, positioning, transfers, and feeding.
• Collect and send specimens and manage peripheral IVs when needed.
• Record patient information accurately to meet documentation requirements.

Skills

Patient care

ADLs assistance

Specimen collection

Documentation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Employment Type: Full time Shift: Rotating Shift Description: Other Job Titles: Patient Care Tech (PCT), C.N.A, and M.A. (Medical Assistant) Department: NICU Location: Trinity Health Ann Arbor Position Purpose: The PCT, under the direction of a registered nurse, is responsible for direct patient care considering age specific, developmental, cultural and spiritual needs. They assist in establishing and maintaining a patient care environment that is clean, safe and conducive to patient/family wellbeing including concepts of relationship-based care.

Shifts Available: 7 am-7 pm and 7 pm-7 am Status Available: Full-time, Part-time, Contingent/PRN Every Other Weekend and Holiday per year required for Full-time and Part-time team members.

REQUIRED EDUCATION / LICENSURE High school diploma or GED Minimum of one year of previous direct care experience (acute or long term) or successful completion of CENA, PCT, MA, or EMT course. Student nurses must have completed their nursing fundamentals class of a BSN program.

What you will do: Training is provided to prepare our colleagues for success. The PCT assists patient in completing ADLs including: Bathing, showering, toileting, positioning, turning, transferring, ambulation using assistive devices and with feeding and menu selection. A PCT will collects and send specimens including blood and blood cultures and inserts and removes peripheral IV catheters. They are responsible to record patient information and required data in appropriate areas in order to meet documentation requirements.

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) staff provides supportive, caring and nonjudgmental nursing care to compromised neonates needing medical interventions. The NICU is a 24-hour, Level III nursery providing care to ill neonates within a strong family centered care model. Family involvement is key. Stabilization, resuscitation and post birth care is done in a state of the art NICU. The most common diagnoses are rule out sepsis, respiratory distress and prematurity. 3600 has 15 intensive care beds and 15 special care beds. Services the NICU nurses provide include physical care of the ill neonate, emotional support and comfort needs of families, family information and education, attention to safety needs of the infant and their family, providing confidential treatment that respects infant and family privacy, providing referral and discharge planning needs.

Total Rewards and Benefits: Competitive compensation, DAILY PAY Benefits effective Day One! No waiting periods. Full benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Life Insurance, Short and Long- term Disability Retirement savings plan with employer match and contributions Opportunity for growth and advancement throughout SJMHS and Trinity Health Tuition Reimbursement.

Our Commitment Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. Together, we’re 121,000 colleagues and nearly 36,500 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 27 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, our system includes 101 hospitals, 126 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 136 urgent care locations, and many other health and well-being services. Based in Livonia, Michigan, in fiscal year 2023, we invested $1.5 billion in our communities through charity care and other community benefit programs.